Tral

Tral is a town, sub-district and a notified area committee in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated 11 km from NH1 Awantipora. Tral is situated 22 kms from district headquarters Pulwama and 40 kms from summer capital Srinagar.

Tral is considered the most volatile area in Jammu & Kashmir and a militancy hotbed. Burhan Muzaffar Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, hailed from Tral.[4] Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat, successor of Burhan Wani hailing from Ratsuna Tral was also killed in Soimoh Tral, by Indian security forces sparking days of unrest.[5]Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind ( Kashmir Based Al Qaeda Cell) is also believed to be operated from Tral as its founder and chief Zakir Musa hails from Noorpora village of Tral Town.

On 26 October 2019, the government declared a new breeding ground for endangered Kashmiri stag(Hangul) in Tral area. It was named as Tral Wildlife Sanctuary spread over 154.15 sq. kms which came into being by merging Paner-Shikargah forest area in Tral and Overa Aru Wildlife Sanctuary in Pahalgam.

Tral has not been much popular for tourism but there are some villages in Tral which have tourism generating potential. Shikargah,Aripal and Nagberan are some areas in Tral which are popular for scenic beauties in Kashmir. There are also some areas in the main Tral town which have tourism generating potential like Dilnag Park and Spring which is located in the heart of the town and is known for its cold water springs and chinar trees.